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South Western Journal of Vol.7 , No.1, 2016 Horticulture, Biology and Environment pp.35-41 P-Issn: 2067- 9874, E-Issn: 2068-7958 NEW RECORDS OF TWO LACERTID SPECIES AND THE CONFIRMATION OF THE OCCURRENCE OF Anguis fragilis L. 1758 FROM ANKARA PROVINCE Bayram GÖÇMEN1,*, M. Anıl OĞUZ1, Mert KARIŞ1 and C. Mehmet KÖSEMEN2 1. Ege University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Zoology Section, 35100, Bornova-İzmir, Turkey. 2. Süleyman Seba avenue, No:11 Sıraevler 34353, Akaretler, Beşiktaş-İstanbul, Turkey. *Corresponding author, B. Göçmen, E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +90 (232) 311 17 95, Fax: +90 (232) 388 10 36 ABSTRACT. During fieldwork excursions on June and September 2015 we obtained new distributional records for three lizard species. Here, we present the first record of Darevskia rudis tristis and Lacerta viridis meridionalis from Turkey’s Ankara province and confirm the occurrence of Anguis fragilis in this locality. KEY WORDS: Lacertidae, Anguidae, Darevskia rudis, Lacerta viridis, Anguis fragilis, distribution, Turkey. The lizards that belong to genus Darevskia have a wide distribution from south-eastern Europe to the Caucasus and Crimea, including Anatolia and Iran (Lantz & Cyrén 1936, Franzen 1990, Arribas et al. 2013). They are abundant in Anatolia, especially in the western, central and eastern parts of the Black Sea Region (Bodenheimer 1944, Budak & Böhme 1978). In June 2015, during a field trip in Ankara (Işık Mountain/Kızılcahamam), we encountered two male and two female specimens of Darevskia rudis. After morphological examination and comparison with current literature, we concluded that they belong to the subspecies Darevskia rudis tristis (Lantz & Cyrén 1936). Neither Sindaco et al. (2000) nor any other study shows the distribution of D. r. tristis reaching to this locality (Figure 1). Hence, our findings constitute the first records of Darevskia rudis tristis from Ankara © South west J Hortic Biol Environ Craiova, Romania http://biozoojournals.ro/swjhbe/index.html 2016 36 Göçmen, B. et al. Figure 1. The Işıkdağı / Kızılcahamam region, where the specimens were found, is indicated with the star, in Turkey’s Ankara province. province. The specimens’ scale characters agree with Lantz & Cyrén (1936) as well. Some scale characters are provided in Table 1 and photographs of male and female specimens are presented in Figure 2. A photograph of the lizards’ biotope is also provided in Figure 3. Lacerta viridis has a wide distribution in Turkey, especially in Thrace, north and northwest Anatolia. Lacerta viridis meridionalis is known to occur in Thrace and L. v. paphlogonica the central Black Sea Region, whereas L. v. infrapunctata inhabits the eastern Black Sea region (Bodenheimer 1944, Chondropoulos 1986, Schmidtler 198, Mulder 1995, Çevik 1999). Mitochondrial genome studies by Marzahn et al. (2016) showed that L. v. paphlogonica and ssp. infrapunctata were synonyms of L. v. meridionalis. During our fieldwork in Ankara (Işıkdağı/Kızılcahamam), we found two male and two female specimens of Lacerta viridis. After the examination of morphological details, scale arrangement and photographs, we concluded South west J Hortic Biol Environ (2016) New lizard records for Ankara province 37 that our specimens relate to L. v. meridionalis, in agreement with Cyrén (1933) and Schmidtler (1986) (Figure 2, Table2). Table 1. Some scale characters of Darevskia rudis tristis from Ankara province (Işıkdağı/Kızılcahamam). Male 1 Male 2 Female 1 Female 2 Snout-Vent Length 67.16 mm 64.07 mm 65.51 mm 64.63 mm Pileus Length 16.35 mm 14.82 mm 14.76 mm 15.30 mm Head Length 23.21 mm 22.49 mm 21.49 mm 21.70 mm Head Width 11.34 mm 10.44 mm 8.28 mm 9.18 mm Supraciliaria 6 7 7 6 Collaria 9 10 7 9 Gularia 27 33 30 30 Dorsalia 49 48 48 49 Ventralia 26 26 32 30 Femoralia 20 20 18 18 Preanalia 2 2 1 1 Circumanalia 7 7 7 7 Table 2. Some pholidosis characters of Lacerta viridis meridionalis from Ankara province (Işık Mountain/Kızılcahamam). Male 1 Male 2 Female 1 Female 2 Snout-Vent Length 86.73 mm 91.80 mm 95.43 mm 93.50 mm Tail Length 138. 64 mm 140.02 mm 168.76 mm 87.18 mm Postnasale 2 2 2 2 Preocularia 1 1 1 1 Supralabialia 5 6 6 6 Supraciliaria 6 5 4 5 Supratemporalia 2 2 2 2 İnframaxillaria 5 5 5 6 Collaria 8 8 9 8 Gularia 23 24 20 19 Dorsalia 54 50 46 44 Ventralia 28 28 30 32 Femoralia 15 16 15 14 South west J Hortic Biol Environ (2016) 38 Göçmen, B. et al. Figure 2. Photos of a male and a female Darevskia rudis tristis from Ankara (Işıkdağı/Kızılcahamam) province (a: Male, b: Female). Figure 3. A view from the biotope we found the three species in Işıkdağı. With its vast distribution range from central Europe to the north of Iran, including Anatolia and Caucasia, Anguis fragilis is one of the most abundant species among lizards (Ananjeva 2006). Baran & Atatür (1980) mentioned the existence of Anguis fragilis in Ankara; but there had been no material evidence such as a museum specimen or a photographic record. During our fieldwork, we found one specimen in Ankara (Işık South west J Hortic Biol Environ (2016) New lizard records for Ankara province 39 Mountain/Kızılcahamam) (Figure 5). Consequently, we confirmed the existence of Anguis fragilis in Ankara province. Figure 4. A male with the green colour pattern and a female with brown colour pattern Lacerta viridis meridionalis from Ankara (Işıkdağı/Kızılcahamam) province. Figure 5. Photo of Anguis fragilis from Ankara (Işıkdağı/Kızlcahamam) province. South west J Hortic Biol Environ (2016) 40 Göçmen, B. et al. A photograph of Schneider’s Skink, Eumeces schneiderii (Daudin, 1802) was recently taken in Ankara province and posted on the website “www.turkherptil.org” (The Amphibian and Reptile Monitoring and Photography Society in Turkey). Its range extends from North Africa, Anatolia, Cyprus Island to West and Central Asia. Although it has a wide distribution in Turkey, it was not known from Ankara province (Atatür & Göçmen 2001, Yalçınkaya 2013). This photographic record represents the first record for this taxon from Ankara province. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. We express our gratitude to Dr. Konrad Mebert for his review of an earlier version of the manuscript. References Ananjeva, N.B. (2006): The reptiles of Northern Eurasia: taxonomic diversity, distribution, conservation status. Pensoft Publishers, No. 47. 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    applyparastyle “fig//caption/p[1]” parastyle “FigCapt” Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2021, 133, 645–670. With 3 figures. REVIEW Confronting taxonomic vandalism in biology: conscientious community self-organization can preserve nomenclatural stability Downloaded from https://academic.oup.com/biolinnean/article/133/3/645/6240088 by guest on 30 June 2021 WOLFGANG WÜSTER1,*, , SCOTT A. THOMSON2, MARK O’SHEA3 and HINRICH KAISER4 1Molecular Ecology and Fisheries Genetics Laboratory, School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor LL57 2UW, UK 2Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Divisão de Vertebrados (Herpetologia), Avenida Nazaré, 481, Ipiranga, 04263-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; and Chelonian Research Institute, 401 South Central Avenue, Oviedo, FL 32765, USA 3Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Wolverhampton, Wulfruna Street, Wolverhampton WV1 1LY, UK 4Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Adenauerallee 160, 53113 Bonn, Germany; and Department of Biology, Victor Valley College, 18422 Bear Valley Road, Victorville, CA 92395, USA Received 28 October 2020; revised 17 January 2021; accepted for publication 19 January 2021 Self-published taxon descriptions, bereft of a basis of evidence, are a long-standing problem in taxonomy. The problem derives in part from the Principle of Priority in the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, which forces the use of the oldest available nomen irrespective of scientific merit. This provides a route to ‘immortality’ for unscrupulous individuals through the mass-naming of taxa without scientific basis, a phenomenon referred to as taxonomic vandalism. Following a flood of unscientific taxon namings, in 2013 a group of concerned herpetologists organized a widely supported, community-based campaign to treat these nomina as lying outside the permanent scientific record, and to ignore and overwrite them as appropriate.
  • Age Structure and Body Size in Three Populations of Darevskia Rudis (Bedriaga , 1886) from Different Altitudes (Squamata: Sauria: Lacertidae)

    Age Structure and Body Size in Three Populations of Darevskia Rudis (Bedriaga , 1886) from Different Altitudes (Squamata: Sauria: Lacertidae)

    herPeTozoA 26 (3/4): 151-158 151 Wien, 30. Jänner 2014 Age structure and body size in three populations of Darevskia rudis (bedrIAgA , 1886) from different altitudes (Squamata: Sauria: lacertidae) Altersstruktur und körpergröße in drei Populationen von Darevskia rudis (bedrIAgA , 1886) aus unterschiedlichen höhenlagen (Squamata: Sauria: lacertidae) SerkAn gül & nurhAyAT ÖzdemIr &yuSuF kumluTAş & ÇeTIn IlgAz kurzFASSung Darevskia rudis (bedrIAgA , 1886) zeigt im gebiet der türkischen Schwarzmeerregion eine weite vertikale Verbreitung. Insgesamt wurden 62 Individuen dieser eidechse von drei Populationen/Fundorten aus unterschied - lichen höhenlagen (Provinz Artvin: Ardanuç, 2137 m ü. m., borçka, 1277 m ü. m., Çermik, 700 m ü. m.) skeleto- chronologisch altersbestimmt und hinsichtlich ihrer kopf-rumpf-länge vermessen. Im mittel waren kopf- rumpf-länge und Alter in beiden geschlechtern bei der höchst gelegenen Population geringer als bei den beiden tiefer gelegenen Populationen. ein signifikant positiver zusammenhang fand sich zwischen Alter und kopf- rumpf-länge bei den Weibchen der beiden hoch gelegenen Populationen, jedoch nicht für die aus Çermik und die männchen aller drei Populationen. der geschlechtsdimorphismus in der körpergröße war in der tiefstgelegenen (Çermik) Population durch größere männchen und in den höher gelegenen Populationen (borçka and Ardanuç) durch größere Weibchen gekennzeichnet. die skeletochronologischen untersuchungen zeigten deutliche unter- schiede in der körpergröße und Altersstruktur zwischen tiefer und höher gelegenen Populationen von D. rudis auf. AbSTrACT Darevskia rudis (bedrIAgA , 1886) occupies a wide range of altitudes in the black Sea region of Turkey. A total of 62 individuals of this lizard from three populations/locations at different altitudes (Province of Artvin: Ardanuç, 2137 m a.s.l., borçka, 1277 m a.s.l., Çermik, 700 m a.s.l.) were studied for body size and age using skele - tochronology.
  • Sexual Dimorphism in Spiny - Tailed Lizard, Darevskia Rudis (Bedriaga, 1886) (Sauria: Lacertidae), from Northeastern Anatolia, Turkey

    Sexual Dimorphism in Spiny - Tailed Lizard, Darevskia Rudis (Bedriaga, 1886) (Sauria: Lacertidae), from Northeastern Anatolia, Turkey

    Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Fen ve Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi Afyon Kocatepe University Journal of Science and Engineering AKÜ FEMÜBİD 20 (2020) 041001 (551-557) AKU J. Sci. Eng. 20 (2020) 041001 (551-557) DOI: 10.35414/ akufemubid.714889 Araştırma Makalesi / Research Article Sexual Dimorphism In Spiny - tailed Lizard, Darevskia rudis (Bedriaga, 1886) (Sauria: Lacertidae), from Northeastern Anatolia, Turkey Mehmet Kürşat ŞAHİN 1*, Yusuf KUMLUTAŞ 2,3, Çetin ILGAZ 2,3 1 Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University, Kamil Ozdag Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Karaman 2 Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Buca, İzmir 3 Dokuz Eylul University, Fauna and Flora Applied and Research Center, Buca ,İzmir * Sorumlu yazar e-posta: [email protected] ORCID ID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0834-5081 [email protected] ORCID ID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1154-6757 [email protected] ORCID ID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7862-9106 Geliş Tarihi: 05.04.2020 Kabul Tarihi: 20.07.2020 Abstract Detailed investigations carried out on Darevskia rudis (Bedriaga, 1886) populations from Northeastern Keywords Anatolia, Turkey to identify sexual dimorphism. 11 morphometric and 30 meristic features of 317 Sexual dimorphism; specimens were analyzed. Seven meristic (Ventral width, Dorsals attached ventrals at mid-trunk, Darevskia rudis; Femoral pores, Subdigital lamellae left, Tibial scales, Dorsalia). and four metric (Pileus length, Pileus metric; meristic; width, Head length, Head width) characters were significant in sexual dimorphism pattern (p<0.05). statistical analysis; Males have relatively longer head sizes, and related to this snout-vent length than females. Turkey. Furthermore, it was found that the number of femoral pores are also higher in males than females because signaling compounds might be released in breeding seasons.